Eastern Sierras - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

T-Rex · 08-31-2013, 04:38 PM

Spent the last week in the Eastern Sierras fishing Rock Creek Lake with a few friends. Most of the campgrounds were very uncrowded in advance of the Labor Day Day weekend.

Fishing was steady all week with lots of stockies in the 10-13" range. Breakfast, Day 1.

Campsite on the lake.

The launch at Rock Creek Lake is very easy and there are sand beaches on either side of the launch. Lots of parking too.

We managed to get a half dozen good sized Alpers. Most fish were caught on Kastmasters, Thomas Buoyants and Mepps Spinners. Others had good success with a variety of flies.

Hold the fish closer to the camera!!

By day 3, I was pretty tired of eating trout, but our designated chef and his wife whipped up some pretty tasty trout tacos with black beans, scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, cheese, avocado and Tapatio. Cooking the trout in bacon grease didn't hurt either!

Chef hard at work!

Misplaced my fishing license and had to make a run to Convict Lake to get a replacement. Views of Convict.

Made a couple of short day hikes to surrounding lakes and released a few small rainbows and brookies.

This guy had the lake to himself for several hours.

View of Mt. Thomas and John Muir Wilderness in the distance.

Hit some wild weather on the way home with T-storms, lightning and high winds. I was hauling two x-factors and had a tense moment when one of the J-bars broke. I'm really glad I had the bow tied down securely.

All in all a great trip and already looking forward to next year!

08-31-2013, 04:38 PM	#1
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Eastern Sierras Spent the last week in the Eastern Sierras fishing Rock Creek Lake with a few friends. Most of the campgrounds were very uncrowded in advance of the Labor Day Day weekend. Fishing was steady all week with lots of stockies in the 10-13" range. Breakfast, Day 1. Campsite on the lake. The launch at Rock Creek Lake is very easy and there are sand beaches on either side of the launch. Lots of parking too. We managed to get a half dozen good sized Alpers. Most fish were caught on Kastmasters, Thomas Buoyants and Mepps Spinners. Others had good success with a variety of flies. Hold the fish closer to the camera!! By day 3, I was pretty tired of eating trout, but our designated chef and his wife whipped up some pretty tasty trout tacos with black beans, scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, cheese, avocado and Tapatio. Cooking the trout in bacon grease didn't hurt either! Chef hard at work! Misplaced my fishing license and had to make a run to Convict Lake to get a replacement. Views of Convict. Made a couple of short day hikes to surrounding lakes and released a few small rainbows and brookies. This guy had the lake to himself for several hours. View of Mt. Thomas and John Muir Wilderness in the distance. Hit some wild weather on the way home with T-storms, lightning and high winds. I was hauling two x-factors and had a tense moment when one of the J-bars broke. I'm really glad I had the bow tied down securely. All in all a great trip and already looking forward to next year! __________________ Last edited by T-Rex; 08-31-2013 at 04:54 PM.